Filmed in Natal and completed at Twickenham Film Studios in England. Shot in Technicolor and Super Technorama 70. Originally released on video by Charter Entertainment in 1986. First British film production for American impressario Joseph E. Levine. Copyright 1963 Diamond Films, Ltd. First starring role for British actor Michael Caine, born Maurice Joseph Mickewhite March 14, 1933, in Bermondsey, England. Married in 1973 to Shakira Baksh, they have one daughter, Natasha. He has an elder, married daughter, Dominique, born 1956, to his first wife, Patricia Haynes. Additional cast: Ivor Emmanuel (Private Owen), Glynn Edwards (Corporal Allen), Neil McCarthy (Private Thomas), David Kernan (Private Hitch), Peter Gill (Private G12 Williams), Tom Gerrard (Lance Corporal), Richard Davies (Private 593 Jones), Dafydd Havard (Gunner Howarth), Denys Graham (Private 716 Jones), Dickie Owen (Corporal Schiess), Larry Taylor (Hughes), Joe Powell (Sergeant Windridge), John Sullivan (Stephenson), Harvey Hall (Sick Man), Gert Van Den Bergh (Adendorf), Dennis Folbigge (Commissary Dalton), Kerry Jordan (Company Cook), Ronald Hill (Bugler), Chief Buthelezi (Cetewayo), Daniel Tshabalala (Jacob), Ephraim Mbhele (Red Garters), and Simon Sabela (Dance Leader). Additional credits: Jennifer Thompson (assistant editor), Douglas Rankin (production consultant), and Rusty Coppleman (sound editor).

Rating: Not Rated

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Runtime: 138 minutes

DVD Code: Region 1 US, CA

Genre: Action/Adventure

Color: Color

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5 stars out of 5 -- "Superbly scripted and laced with some incredible performances..."
Total Film

5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is a complex affair well worth another look."
Empire